Breaking down Chris Paul's 11 of 18 shooting in Lakers' 109-100 Game 1 loss to New Orleans Hornets First quarter, 9:38 - 9:30. Paul and Carl Landry immediately went to screen and roll, and Pau Gasol was already unprepared. He anticipated being ready to switch,

Game stories --The Times' Mike Bresnahan puts the blame mostly on Pau Gasol in the Lakers' 109-100 Game 1 loss Sunday to the New Orleans Hornets. --The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding pegs the Lakers' loss for these three reasons: New Orlean's guard...

Detailing Pau Gasol's two-of-10 mark in the Lakers' 87-78 Game 2 win over New Orleans. The statistics prove so daunting for Pau Gasol that he's trying to cling to the positive regarding his four-of-19 shooting clip (21%) through two playoff games...

With everyone circled around him and granting full attention, Lakers guard Derek Fisher swiftly moved his hands and delivered an impassioned speech. The bullet points from his discussion during a timeout Friday night covered typical items that Lakers...

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